WLIB: Defining Your Value Proposition

Tissa Richards is a repeat software founder & CEO, TedX and keynote speaker and leadership expert who works with global F500 companies and fast-growing startups. She helps organizations directly connect leadership development to desired outcomes: developing leaders, leadership teams and high potential executives. Tissa guides organizations to create blueprints for individual and organizational success, develop high-performance cultures, and to diversify c-suites and corporate boardrooms. She has helped hundreds of candidates from a wide variety of backgrounds rapidly secure positions on public and private boards, diversifying perspectives and representation in the boardroom. Tissa regularly delivers keynotes and workshops to some of the largest private equity, investment and technology firms in the world. Her book, “No Permission Needed” has won multiple awards and is an Amazon best-seller.

Barbara Troupin is a fractional Chief Medical Officer working for several early-stage biotech, therapeutics and digital health companies. She works to guide teams on portfolio strategy, clinical development, regulatory planning and engagement, fundraising, and company growth. She also sits as an Independent Director on the Board of Equillium Bio (NASDAQ: EQ), and ProSciento, a private-equity backed CRO. Over her 20+ years as a life science executive, her roles have spanned Clinical, Medical, Regulatory, Operations and Strategy functional areas, working in both private and public companies. She holds an MD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. She is broadly curious; an avid connector and values relationships where mutual learning and growth occur.